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<P class=li><B>The power of the proxy</B></P>

<P>Perhaps you are wondering what mysterious universal forces the Proxomitron calls upon perform its work?  Well, unlike what you might expect, The Proxomitron is <B>not</B> a browser plug-in. Instead it takes advantage of an old feature of the web know as a "HTTP Proxy".  This allows a program to sit between your web browser and the Internet at large.  The Proxomitron uses this to intercept all requests for web pages before your browser gets to see them - allowing for everything to be monitored, and possibly changed, by you first. </P>

<P class=li><B>We don't play favorites (sorry Bill)</B></P>

<P>Almost every web browser ever made supports a proxy interface - it's part of the original specifications for the web. Because of this, the <B><I>Proxomitron works just as well with most any version of any browser</I></B>, be it Netscape, Internet Explorer, or even Lynx!  It can even work with many other types of programs that use HTTP to do their stuff (like off-line web browsing utilities for instance).</P>

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